Texas Attorney General Sues Roblox, Accuses Platform of Putting Pixel Pedophiles and Profits Over Child Safety
Less than three months after Louisiana announced its intention to pursue legal action against Roblox for allegedly enabling an environment “in which child predators thrive,” Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has now filed his own lawsuit against Roblox. The filing mirrors Louisiana’s concerns and intensifies scrutiny of Roblox’s ongoing approach to protecting children on its platform. Paxton’s lawsuit alleges that the company placed “pixel pedophiles and profits over the safety of Texas children.”
In a strongly worded press release, Paxton stated, “We cannot allow platforms like Roblox to continue operating as digital playgrounds for predators where the well being of our kids is sacrificed on the altar of corporate greed. Roblox must do more to protect kids from sick and twisted freaks hiding behind a screen. Any corporation that enables child abuse will face the full and unrelenting force of the law.”
Roblox Corporation disputes the attorney general’s accusations. In a statement to PC Gamer, the company responded that Paxton’s claims are “based on misrepresentations and sensationalized claims,” while reiterating that it remains “deeply committed to child safety.”
Despite Roblox’s position, the platform has long faced intense public inspection regarding its safety standards. Independent investigators and media outlets have spent years documenting rising concerns. A comprehensive Hindenburg Research report highlighted structural safety shortcomings within the platform. Bloomberg later published a significant investigation revealing that in 2023 alone, more than thirteen thousand incidents of child exploitation were recorded on Roblox, with employees describing the company as being “on its back foot” in combating predatory behavior according to Bloomberg.
Independent journalism also played a major role in bringing attention to these issues. People Make Games released two in depth documentary style videos, with the first examining predatory threats and grooming risks People Make Games, part 1, and the second addressing concerns regarding user created content, monetization imbalance, and the challenges young developers face People Make Games, part 2.
Roblox has since introduced multiple safety improvements, outlined in its 2025 safety initiatives update, but critics argue these measures arrived too late and still do not adequately resolve core safety vulnerabilities. The debate centers around whether the platform’s current systems are proactive enough to meaningfully reduce predatory risks for its large child user base.
Texas and Louisiana are not the only states taking action. Kentucky has filed a similar lawsuit, and Florida has initiated an active criminal investigation into Roblox’s safety protocols. This growing multi state legal pressure suggests that concerns over the platform’s safety standards are not isolated cases but a broader national movement calling for accountability.
Roblox maintains its position that the allegations are exaggerated and continues to assert its commitment to protecting children. Still, the increasing number of legal actions and investigative reports highlights a widening gap between public expectations of online child safety and what regulators believe Roblox has delivered to date.
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